Abstract Although ion-selective membrane-based potentiometric sensors have already proved their analytical performance in several fields of life, applicability is still limited practice. Biodegradable, ionic additive-free, polylactic acid-based bulk electrode membrane matrix containing various environmentally friendly polyethylene glycol derivatives as plasticizer was developed for the first ti...

Focusing on ionophore-based ion-selective electrodes (ISEs), this work highlights recent advances in increasing sensor sensitivity by converting potentiometric response to a variety of electrical and optical signals including charge, current, luminescence, color change.

Strategies to facilitate detection enhancement in various methods of nitrate detection are presented in this paper. The main nitrate detection methods for the past 10 years will be reviewed according to their advantages and disadvantages, followed by a focus on the techniques on increasing detection capabilities. For each detection method, an investigation of the technique of improvement is car...